Kaposi's sarcoma

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Etymology

First described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872.

Noun

Kaposi's sarcoma (usually uncountable, plural Kaposi's sarcomas or Kaposi's sarcomata)

  1. (pathology) A tumour caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8).
    Synonym: (initialism) KS